misoprostol

English

Chemical structure of misoprostol

Etymology

From m(ethyl) +‎ iso- +‎ -prost- (“prostaglandin”) +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈpɹɒs.tɒl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪ.soʊˈpɹɑˌstɔl/

Noun

misoprostol (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₃₈O₅.

Translations

drug used for the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions

French: misoprostol m
Hungarian: mizoprosztol
Spanish: misoprostol m

References

“misoprostol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“misoprostol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Noun

misoprostol m (uncountable)

misoprostol

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /misopɾosˈtol/ [mi.so.pɾosˈt̪ol]
Rhymes: -ol
Syllabification: mi‧so‧pros‧tol

Noun

misoprostol m (uncountable)

misoprostol

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